Diseases | Vocab | The Disease Process | Pandemics | Fungi's and more |
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What is a disease that affects short term memory and affects those over the age of 65?
Alzheimer' s
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What is a crackling sound due to the grating of bone?
Crepitation
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What is an injury or wounds caused by external forces?
Trauma
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Caused by tick-borne spirochete
Lyme Disease
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This is a group of heterotrophic organisms including yeast, mold, and mildew
Fungi
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What is a disease where clusters of cysts develop in the kidneys?
Polycystic Kidney Disease
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What is excessive sleepiness or drowsiness
Hypersomnia
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What is the body's immunologic response to tissue
damage?
Inflammation
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A common viral infection that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups.
Influenza
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Most fungal infections are found in these areas of the body
Lungs and Skin
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What is a disease that causes airflow blockage and breathing-related problems?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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What is the act of giving birth?
Parturition
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What is the medical system based on the belief that the body can cure itself?
Homeopathy
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A mixture of pig, bird, and human viruses
H1N1
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These can be contracted from unclean water, contaminated food, or vectors
Parasites
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What is the most common type of heart disease and is caused by plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart?
Coronary Artery Disease
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What are kidney stones or renal calculi?
Uroliths
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This type of pain lasts less than 3 to 6 months or relates to soft tissue damage
Acute
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A viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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Having clean and dry skin, and having good hygiene can help prevent these infections
Fungal Infections
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What is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks myelin in the nervous system?
Multiple Sclerosis
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What is a liquid mixture of partially digested food?
Chyme
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What is security against a particular disease or being
nonsusceptible to pathogenic effects of disease-causing organisms?
Immunity
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First seen in Saudi Arabia and can transfer from person to person; may have come from camels or bats
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
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These are used to treat fungal infections
Antifungal treatments
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